Highways England is currently consulting on options to improve capacity at junctions on the A27 at Worthing, Lancing and Sompting. The Society has responded as follows: A27 Worthing and Lancing improvements scheme These are the comments of the South […]

Highways England, responsible for improving and maintaining the trunk road network, have been consulting on a range of possible schemes aimed at speeding up journey times and reducing accidents on the A27 between Lewes and Polegate. Here is a link […]

Govia Thameslink Railway, which includes Southern Rail, is currently carrying out a public consultation on possible timetable revisions (this is for beyond the current strikes!) The Society has responded to the consultation as follows: During the previous round […]

Highways England is undertaking a public consultation on options for improving the A27 Chichester Bypass. The Society has submitted the following comments: These are the views of the South Downs Society in response to the current open consultation on the […]

On Monday 7 March this Society issued the following press release: Back On the Right Road The announcement by Highways England that they are no longer considering building a new A27 expressway north of Chichester has been welcomed by the […]

The Society has issued the following press release in connection with proposals for a new expressway, northern bypass for Chichester: Road to Ruin? “The South Downs National Park would be severely damaged by a Chichester northern bypass” says the park’s […]

The Society has today submitted comments on an “Implementation Plan 2016/17 – 2020/21” for East Sussex’s Local Transport Plan. As the authority responsible for highways and transport planning across the county — including the East Sussex part of the national […]

The South Downs Society, in responding to a timetable consultation by GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) Southern, has pressed for more frequent stopping trains at Amberley, Cooksbridge and Southease for the benefit of local residents and visitors to the national park. […]

In response to a recent consultation by Network Rail on its Sussex Area Route Study, the Society submitted the following comments: “These are the comments of the South Downs Society, the national park society for the South Downs National Park. […]

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